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A large majority of Europeans engage with Online Social Networks (OSNs) – 74% of users consider that they do not have sufficient control – 70% are concerned with the way such data are handled by OSNs Upcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation – harmonisation of EU’s legal framework and improvement of users’ control over their shared data Asymmetry between data processing and control means available to OSNs and those afforded by citizens Personal data sharing is a complex and pervasive process that is still not well understood Work in different relevant fields is most often performed in isolation

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Analyse the existing and proposed legal framework of privacy and data protection with regard to Online Social Networks (OSNs) Advance the understanding of personal data handling through in-depth qualitative and quantitative user research Create multimedia information mining tools adapted to personal information management Build semi-automatic awareness tools to assist the users in their interaction with personal data Contribute to the current debates related to the way personal data should be monetised Propose an innovative living labs approach, adapted for personal data handling in OSNs

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Enforcement of the upcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation through personal data management tools Reduction of the asymmetry concerning data control between social networks and citizens Raising citizens’ awareness with respect to the advantages and risks of sharing personal information Prototyping of semi-automatic PFA tools driven by social sciences research and multimedia information extraction Development of multidisciplinary user research on personal data within the FIRE infrastructure Reinforcement of the position of EU academic and industrial actors in a key area of the Internet

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Objective: assist the user in understanding the economic value of data shared online (a) Awareness of the Economic Value of Personal Information – Modelling of the personal data monetisation process performed by OSNs – Contribution to the transparency of OSN business models (b) Personal Content Licensing – Simulation of a framework for licensing personal information – Avoidance of commodification through an adapted rewards mechanism

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Multidisciplinary project: alignment of perspectives of consortium partners Analysis started during the kick-off meeting Tech cards: clear description of technologies available and/or to develop Scenarios proposals available 2 days meeting in Brussels (13/02 and 14/02 2014) to refine use cases